Air show to fly over beach in Ft. Lauderdale
- The Triton | The Lauderdale Air Show is scheduled for April 28-29
over the Atlantic ocean off Ft. Lauderdale's beach. The US Air Force
Thunderbirds will headline the event which includes military and
civilian aerial demonstrations for public education and ...

Exciting events planned for airport's 75th
- Yarmouth County Vanguard | The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are
scheduled to perform during the Yarmouth Air Experience Open House on
Aug. 22 in celebration of the Yarmouth International Airport's 75th
anniversary. A performance by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds and visit
from the ...

Aerobatic aviator
- Shreveport Times | “He taught me how to fly and taught me how to fly
air shows. Him being local, and one of the biggest names ever in the air
show industries, it's just pretty cool that he's helped my whole family
get in this business and help us get to where we are now...

Raiders Reunion Recap
– Warbird Radio LIVE! – Thursday – 10am (EASTERN) | THURSDAY – We’ll
check in with Larry Kelley for a final look at the 70th Doolittle
Raiders Reunion. Hear the final count on how much money we raised!
Plus we’ll discuss all the details on the fly-over and big banquet. The
show starts at 10am (EASTERN) right here on WarbirdRadio.com. STUDIO
LINE: 478.787.4768 SKYPE: warbirdradio [...]

Video: B-25's Over The Air Force Museum During 70th Doolittle Raid Reunion
from AirPigz by Martt | I was fortunate to be over at the Doolittle
Reunion on Tuesday April 17th for the arrival and static display of 20
B-25's on the runway behind the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB
in Dayton Ohio - see the post with 14 pix here. It was an amazing
experience seeing so many B-25's gathered at one (fascinating) place,
and during such an important time... the 70th anniversary of the
courageous efforts of Jimmy Doolittle and 79 others...

‘FIFI’ dustup leaves more questions
from General Aviation News by Ben Sclair | The truth is out there...
somewhere. Last week, a proposed amendment to the House's National
Defense Authorization Act caused a bit of a firestorm. The proposed
amendment from Rep. Michael Turner (R-Ohio) would ...

Towcester Races For The RAF
- AboutMyArea | A flying display at 12.15pm precedes a full day's
racing, and will include Ferocious Frankie, an immaculate 1944 Mustang,
and an aerobatic display team. Dean Benton, Director of Marketing and
Communications for the RAF Benevolent Fund, said: “We are ...

Testing a human-powered plane from Flight International by Miquel Ros | The dream of flying has always captivated humans and, while aircraft and other machines have made this possible, some have not totally given up on the idea of human-powered flight. This is actually what...

Air museum feed features slate of activities
- Topeka Capital Journal | By The Capital-Journal Those who attend the
Combat Air Museum's annual pancake feed Saturday will be treated to
food, fun and entertainment, a news release said. The event is set for 7
am to noon in hangar 602 on J Street at Forbes Field...

U.S. Air Force's first C-17 arrives at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force - af.mil | The U.S. Air Force's first C-17 (T-1) landed at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Wednesday, April 25. This C-17 Globemaster III (S/N 87-0025) was essentially hand-built for the sole purpose of developmental test and evaluation, with an estimated life span of approximately five years. The aircraft was periodically rebuilt and refurbished over the years and its lifespan grew from five to 21 years....

Video: In case... from You like airplanes, too? by marvinsmith | In case you were wanting to stowaway on an airliner’s landing gear, here’s what would be in store for you.

Mustache March - airspacemag.com | Handlebar, pencil, or toothbrush? A gallery of famous aviators' 'staches in honor of a fuzzy Air Force tradition.

Flying on wings of Mercury from General Aviation News by Dennis Parks | Though Hammondsport, N.Y., is synonymous with the name Glenn Curtiss and well known as the home of the Curtiss Aeroplane Co., after World War I Hammondsport also became the home of another aircraft manufacturer...

Walkaround: Kevin Kegin's Waco UPF-7 at St. Louis Downtown Airport
from The Aero Experience | A new attraction has come to the St. Louis
Downtown Airport - Kevin Kegin's restored 1941 Waco UPF-7 biplane,
available for rides by appointment or during the many special events in
the coming months. This airplane, N32084, s/n 5716 was built in
September 1941. It is one of about 600 built before and during the war.
Originally built to...

Drop your landing gear at B-17 ground school - TheNewsTribune.com | (The Museum of Flight) World War II may be long over but it's not too late to be on a B-17 crew. The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is offering a weekend “ground school” that will include a flight on a B-17 Flying Fortress...

The Suit That Will Help Felix Baumgartner Withstand A 120,000-Foot Free Fall
from POPSCI | Sometime before the end of this year, skydiver Felix
Baumgartner intends to climb into a capsule suspended beneath a helium
balloon, rise 23 miles above Roswell, New Mexico, open the capsule door,
and jump out. On the 120,000-foot free fall-the longest ever
attempted-he will face temperatures as low as -70°F and speeds of more
than 700 miles an hour, becoming the first person to accelerate through
the sound barrier without a craft....